ARISTIDES DE SOUSA MENDES DO AMARAL E ABRANCHES (July 19, 1885, Cabanas de Viriato, Portugal – April 4, 1954, Lisbon, Portugal) JULIAN TUWIM and his wife Stefania (visas #1426 & 1927) live thanks to him. They sailed on the Angola to Brasil. Baron MAURICE de ROTSCHILD and his entire family (visas # 1746, 1747, 1751, 1752, 1755, 1998, & 1999) sailed from Lisbon to Scotland. ANTONI SLONIMSKI and his wife. WITOLD MALCUZYNSKI an dhis wife. SALVADOR DALI and his wife. The crown families of Austria and of Luxemburg... and so many more. He saved some 30,000 people, 10,000 if whom were Jewish. It was THE LARGEST RESCUE ACTION BY A SINGLE INDIVIDUAL DURING THE HOLOCAUST, says Holocaust historian Yehuda Bauer. Do read the story. Many have bowed their heads... perhaps you, too... so we all stand together. (https://facebook/jewishsentiments).
Posted on: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 21:04:23 +0000